US Plant Patent PP15850

Bail John

Thuja plant named ‘Bail John’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 9, 2024. This patent earned 112 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15850
Filed: February 9, 2004
Granted: July 12, 2005
Expires: May 31, 2024
Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC
Inventor: YANNY MICHAEL D

Abstract

A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis ‘Bail John’ characterized by its compact, broadly pyramidal plant habit and its densely packed dark green foliage that has good color retention and resistance to burning in winter.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Thuja plant named ‘Bail John’ as herein illustrated and described.

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